CULTURAL HERITAGE SITES

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Sacrificial circle at Syltevikvann
Syltevikvann lies about 7 km west of Hamningberg and is the site of an old Sami sacrificial circle. The circle has a slightly oval shape and consists of stones 6-7 metres in diameter that stand on ...
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Old Sites in outer Syltevika
Old sites in Outer Syltevika. Two church sites and clustered sites from houses from the Middle Ages and from more recent times, as well as traces of a Stone Age settlement.
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The Copper Works in Kåfjord
Welcome to a walk in an area provoking memories from northern Scandinavia’s first major industry. The culture trail and information boards will show you some of the many remains. Carpark by Highway E6
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Slettnes Wildlife and Cultural Heritage Site
Slettnes Wildlife and Cultural Heritage Site - The road was built by emergency workers in the 1930s and winds its way along the top of a raised beach on round pebbles. It takes us to Varnesovnen – ...
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Ássebákti Cultural and Nature Trail
Ássebákti Cultural and Nature Trail is a 3.5-km long trail providing an opportunity to become better acquainted with parts of the pre-history of the Sami culture. There are over a hundred ancien...
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Selvika cultural monuments
A popular recreational area adapted for visitors. Prepared trails and campfire sites. The landscape and culture here in the North are very vulnerable to encroachment. In order to protect cultura...
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The sami church at Aissaroaivi
The Sami Church at Áissároaivi. Consecrated in 1962. Church services, etc. Location: Sennalandet, between Alta and Kvalsund beside E6.
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Cultural trail in Havøysund
A cultural trail with 14 information posts on local history. Trail map available at hotels, tourist information and from the reception desk at the council building.
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Kvalsundbridge
This bridge is the world’s northernmost suspension bridge, built in 1977 and the first of its kind in the country.
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The battleship "Murmansk"
On Christmas Eve 1994, as the church bells rang in Christmas, the Russian cruiser “Murmansk” ran aground just off Sørvær. The 200-metre long battleship lies there stranded right outside the breakwate...
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